Vein ablation cost in Cleveland, OH
In Cleveland, OH, 11 hospitals list a cash price for vein ablation, radiofrequency, first vein: from $4,725.66 to $11,763.70, with a median of $6,527.25. The lowest listed price is at Metrohealth System — $1,801.59 less than the median here. Across Ohio, the median is $6,113.90 at 48 hospitals.
Cash prices at 11 facilities across 9 cities for code 36475, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Sep 24, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Apr 1, 2026 and Jul 14, 2026.
Where each hospital's price falls
Each dot is one hospital's cash price on a scale from the lowest to the highest in Cleveland, OH.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Metrohealth System lowest Cleveland, OH · (216) 778-7089 Hc Endovenous Rf 1St Vein | $4,725.66 | $13,501.88 | — | 65% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Southwest General Health Center Middleburg Heights, OH · (440) 816-8000 RFA EXTREMITY 1ST VEIN | $6,214.50 | $8,286.00 | $1,254.68–$4,960.36 | 25% | Jul 1, 2026 source file |
| Southwest General Health Center Middleburg Heights, OH · (440) 816-8000 RFA EXTREMITY FIRST VEIN | $6,214.50 | $8,286.00 | $1,254.68–$4,960.36 | 25% | Jul 1, 2026 source file |
| Parma Community General Hospital Parma, OH · (440) 743-3000 HC ENDOVENOUS RF, 1ST VEIN | $6,527.25 | $8,703.00 | $2,336.00–$7,832.70 | 25% | Jul 14, 2026 source file |
| UH St John Medical Center Westlake, OH · (440) 835-8000 HC ENDOVENOUS RF, 1ST VEIN | $6,527.25 | $8,703.00 | $2,132.24–$7,832.70 | 25% | Jul 14, 2026 source file |
| UH Regional Hospitals Chardon, OH · (440) 285-6246 HC ENDOVENOUS RF, 1ST VEIN | $6,527.25 | $8,703.00 | $2,271.48–$8,000.00 | 25% | Jul 14, 2026 source file |
| University Hospitals - Elyria Medical Center Elyria, OH · (440) 329-7500 HC ENDOVENOUS RF, 1ST VEIN | $6,527.25 | $8,703.00 | $2,453.36–$7,832.70 | 25% | Jul 14, 2026 source file |
| UH Cleveland Medical Center Cleveland, OH · (216) 844-1000 HC ENDOVENOUS RF, 1ST VEIN | $6,527.25 | $8,703.00 | $2,453.36–$7,832.70 | 25% | Jul 14, 2026 source file |
| UH Cleveland Medical Center Cleveland, OH · (216) 844-1000 HC ENDOVENOUS RF, 1ST VEIN | $6,527.25 | $8,703.00 | $2,349.81–$7,832.70 | 25% | Jul 14, 2026 source file |
| University Hospitals Health System Willoughby, OH HC ENDOVENOUS RF, 1ST VEIN | $6,527.25 | $8,703.00 | $2,453.36–$9,069.07 | 25% | Jul 14, 2026 source file |
| Lake Health Beachwood Medical Center Beachwood, OH · (216) 545-4800 HC ENDOVENOUS RF, 1ST VEIN | $6,527.25 | $8,703.00 | $2,453.36–$7,832.70 | 25% | Jul 14, 2026 source file |
| Lake Health Beachwood Medical Center Beachwood, OH · (216) 545-4800 HC ENDOVENOUS RF, 1ST VEIN | $6,527.25 | $8,703.00 | $1,923.36–$9,707.00 | 25% | Jul 14, 2026 source file |
| Southwest General Health Center Middleburg Heights, OH · (440) 816-8000 ENDOVENOUS RFA 1ST VEIN | $8,206.50 | $10,942.00 | $1,254.68–$4,960.36 | 25% | Jul 1, 2026 source file |
| Mercy Health Regional Medical Center Lorain, OH · (440) 960-4000 HC Endovenous Rf 1st Vein | $9,843.60 | $16,406.00 | — | 40% | — source file |
| The Cleveland Clinic Foundation Cleveland, OH · (216) 952-9829 ENDOVEN ABLTJ INCMPTNT VEIN XTR RF 1ST VEIN | $11,763.70 | $18,098.00 | $317.89–$33,436.00 | 35% | Jun 16, 2026 source file |
Outpatient: lowest $4,725.66, median $6,527.25, highest $11,763.70 — a 2.5× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 11 facilities here, median $6,527.25. Inpatient and outpatient prices are not comparable and are kept on separate pages: the inpatient charge covers admission, not the same purchase.
Cash or insurance?
At 8 of 9 hospitals that publish insurer rates for this code here, the cash price is below the highest rate a health plan has negotiated, and at none is it below every plan's rate. If you have insurance but have not met your deductible, you usually pay your plan's negotiated rate, which falls somewhere in the "Insurers pay" column. Paying cash can cost less, but a cash payment usually does not count toward your deductible. Ask the hospital for both numbers before you book.
What it is
Radiofrequency ablation closes a leaking leg vein with heat, to treat varicose veins.
What the price covers
The hospital price usually covers the operating room, recovery and supplies. The surgeon and anesthesia usually bill separately.
1 row held back from this comparison
It is priced below $1 or below a tenth of the national median for code 36475 ($4,458.68). Such a line is almost always a physician's fee billed separately, an assistant's share or a placeholder — a real charge, but not the price of the procedure itself.
| Metrohealth System Cleveland, OHPer-Q Endovenous Rf Ablate, Incompetent Extremity Vein, W/S&I/Monitor; 1St Vein | $417.42 | file |